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Luke Ball
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| Image:Luke Ball, 2006 Captain of the St. Kilda FC | |
| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | May 25, 1984, |
| Recruited from | Xavier College/Sandringham U18 |
| Height/Weight | 183cm / 84kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 1, March 29, 2003, St Kilda vs. Kangaroos, at MCG |
| Team(s) | St Kilda (2003-)
80 games, 43 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Rnd. 17, 2006 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Luke Ball (born 25 May 1984) is an Australian rules footballer. The younger brother of Hawthorn player Matthew Ball, who, along with his brother, played for Ashburton in junior years. Luke was drafted to the St Kilda Football Club in 2001 with the priority pick (no 2 overall) in the AFL Draft. The draft that season was known as the "super draft", and Ball was taken behind Luke Hodge and ahead of Chris Judd. He debuted in 2003 after having injury problems and choosing to play football for Xavier College in his final school year.
He was a Rising Star nominee in 2003, with Sam Mitchell winning the award that season.
2004 was a big year for Ball, coming 2nd in St Kilda's best and fairest award, playing in the International Rules series against Ireland and playing in St. Kilda's pre-season premiership cup side.
Ball won the Best and Fairest award, tying with fellow teammate Steven Baker in 2005.
In 2006, Ball was announced as the captain of the St Kilda Football Club, succeeding Nick Riewoldt under the Saint's rotational captaincy policy. Early in the season groin problems kept the young captain from performing at his best, but he was cleared in mid-June of having the dreaded Osteitis Pubis, from which many media outlets had claimed he was suffering. Ball's second half of season 2006 has seen improvement in his game, as the Saints build towards a third successive finals campaign.
Luke Ball has gained significant respect thus far over his short career, always putting his body on the line for his team and often coming from the ground under duress. He has displayed leadership and commitment whilst performing at an elite level.
Ball is currently dating Amy Pollard, a former stripper and prostitute.